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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21
Michigan Man Missing.

A great deal of excitement exists in
Kalamazoo over the mysterious disap-
pearance Of James ). Andrews, promi-
nent young business man Of Kansas City,
formerly confidential clerk and bookkeeper
for d. c. q VI. c. Reed q Co, in Kalama-
zoo. He was agent of the Jackson Wagon
Works, the Briggs & Enoch Manufacturing
company and the Norwegian Plow works
of Kansas City, with headquarters at the
latter place November he started on a
business trip through Kansas. For the
first few days his wife received letters
from him regularly, but they ceased com
ing about November IL, since when She
has heard nothing Of him. He was in
Wichita November lG leaving there that
day bound east His contract case was
found at ST Louis, Mo, and there all
trace ceased His domestic relations we're
very happy and his accounts being straight
his friends believe that he was foully dealt
with He was prominent Knight TEN
pIar. and the communicates throughout
the Union have been notified, but thus far
without avail.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21
Good Enough.

On the night of Tuesday, April TO- 1898,
train No. 5, due i'm East Saginaw from De-
troit at $3.50 O'Clock, was wrecked at Coun-
ty Line, the engine and several coaches
being thrown into the ditch. The accident
was caused by n collision with fat car,
which had been blown from the siding to
the main track. The train was running
about thirty five miles an hour and was
making no stop at County Line. There
were about fifty passengers on the train.
none Of whom were injured Engineer John
A. Hewitt was injured and claims perma-
nent disability. He brought suit in the cir
cult court for go, 900, and a jury rendered
a verdict In his favor for So, coo.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21
Uurrah for Detroit.

A. d. Hazen, third assistant postmaster
general, has prepared a comparative state
ment Of the receipts from postal revenues
at thirty OF the principal cities for the
quarters ending Dec. 81, 1886 and 1885,
Detroit shows an increase OF upwards OF
So 0) for the last quarter of 1856 over the
same period of 1885. The figures are for
the quarter OF 1856, s75, $50; for 1885 $751;
965. Only three cities show greater in
crease-Kansss City, st. Paul aud Minno-
apolia
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21
Important

When you visit or leave New York City
have baggage, expresssge, and % carriage
hire, and stop At the GRAND UNION HOTEL
opposite Grand Central Depot.
6l5 rooms, fitted up at the cost OF one
million dollars, 81 and upwards per day.
European plan. Elevator. Restaurant
supplied with the best. Horse cars, stages
and elevated railroad to all depots. Fsmi-
lies can live better for less money at the
Grand Union Hotel than at any other
drstclass hotal In this city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

Three Cinnamon were burned TO death
in a hotel at Salem, Oregon few days
ago.
Tom Cluverius, the young lawyer OF
Richmond. Va, who was sentenced to be
hanged for the murder Of his cousin,
whom he had ruined, paid the penalty OF
his crime on the l4th inst. The execution
has been twice pos tponed, once TO appeal
TO the supreme court and again upon APP
neal TO the governor for clemency.
The total value OF the exports OF beef,
pork and dairy products for twelve
months ended December 81, 1856, were
$50. o44. PSI, against so3, $50, 5l6 for the same
time the previous year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

Boys, ponder well the following
statement, when you make the assertion
that you have no time to study: The
late Truman NJ. Post of st. Louis, the
pioneer of Congregationalism in the
west, learned Latin grammer from a
book fastened to the handle of his pillow
when he was Vermont farm boy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

The man who framed the original
Legal Tender act is still living. His
name is +. &. Spaulding of Buffalo.
He is nearly so years of age. At the
breaking out of the war he was a lead
inc member of the Lower House of con-
gress. His famous bill known as the
Legal Tender act, was slightly tered
before its introduction bp Secretary
Chase and Mr.. Lincoln. The original
bill is now in the possession Of lis au-
thor. Mr. Spaulding is bank presi-
dent and is worth $40, 600.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

C.rrrv-Market steady and strong; ship
ming steers. OF aj0 70 | 500 lbs 80 5000 20,
stockers and feeders, s. 35(d5 IS; cows.
bulls and mixed. stronger at 81 sOd3 80,
bulk 81 4Od2 20, Texas cattle, ~ 2S;(G2 %
Hoes-Market strong and 5C9l0c higher
early, closing weak rough and mixed $40
4 20. packing and shipping, 81 65d5; light
very weak at s. s0(14 50; skips 81 1908 20.
SByHp-Market steady common to good,
81 55Gf4 80, choice 81 s065, western, SO
20. Texans, &2G3 IS; lambs, t2t6o 20.
The Drovers' Journal special cablegram
quotes the market weak, best American
steers Nc lower at l2c per 10. dressed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

The Belgian government offers
prize of -, 00', to be awarded in 1889,
to the author of the best work on
the progress of electricity in its
us.s as motor and for lighting
kpo,es. with all applications that can
iu'made Of it for such purposes, and
me economy and advantage which its
use may offer The prize is open to all
nationalities and the manuscript may
be written in English, French, Flemish,
German, Italian or Spanish,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

it is reported from Blaine. w, T.,
that Cinnamon, opium, liquors and
merchandise are being struggled in
large numbers and quantities into the
United States from British Columbia,
by the way of Point Roberts, the Gulf
of Georgia, and the islands Of the low
er sound o. Semiahmoo Bay. In Wat
com county, w. T., the border is entire
" unprotected.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

The citizens of st. Augustine. Fla,
who have already celebrated the SOOth
ami, ersary of the landing of Ponce de
Leon. were so pleased with the pc
formance that they are going to take
advantage of the uncertainty as to the
year or the place of the event and will
land Ponce again this year. They pro-
pose for this occasion TO utilize the
Apache Indians confined at Fort Nor
ton, who will make savage back
ground for the show, in keeping with
the aboriginal conditions of 800 years
AGO.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

Mr.. Gladstone's birthday gifts in
cluded. among other things, red kerr
chief for his neck, at least dozen bot
ties of his favorite jam, one mutton and
three mince pies and a box of lis, the
last named from the husband of the
woman who forwarded the mutton pie.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

VIM. BuIkett of Douglass, Ga,
chopped that God would paralyze him if
he was lying" He was telling the big
gest kind of lie, and hardly were the
words out of his mouth before he was
paralyzed. The doctors assert. how
ever. that he would have had the stroke
lust the same had he been telling the
truth. His system was ripe for it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

The Omaha Bee says the weathe- is
30 cold at Douglass, Wyoming, that
citizens paint their teeth to keep their
noses from freezing.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

A man at Hamilton. O., who talks in
his sleep, has applied to the courts for
An Injunction to restrain his wife from
pumping him land thus securing in
I rmation which leads her to tear hand
fuls of hair from his head and leaves
the marks of finger nails on his face ~
Did It ever occur TO him to put an in
junction on his jaw or else sleep alone?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21
The Agricultur al College.

The resources OF the agricultural college
according 70 the financial report recently
issued. are as follows
Frame buildings and equipments$ 3s7, s5S "a
TGs, qe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rom 'l'o sol, 1888 50
StatesIands ..i.'......-.......... l34, 23i 81
124242gl acres United states
land. grant unsold at S5....... 62l,2l4 %
va up soI at sS' anp 1900 90
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21
Report of the State Board of Agriculture

The annual report Of the State Board ot
Agriculture for 1856 has been issued. The
board consists of six members appointed
by the Governor for terms of six years,
and has charge Of the affairs and govern
ment of the Agriculture college. The ro-
port contain the annual reports OF the
various officers of the college and the largo
list of practical papers read at the farmers
Institutes OF last winter. The report ~
much more condensed than usual ana
possesses an excellent index. These ro-
ports are becoming much sought Tor.
among the farming community especially,
aud many requests are received for them
from other states and from foreign coun-
tries The secretary OF state forwards one
20 every crop correspondent in the state.
County clerks have limited number for
distribution. IL is not generally under
stood that these may be obtained from the
secretary of the state board Of agriculture,
agricultural college postofiice, by inclosing
postage, about sixteen cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21
Total raeources. 81, 449, 236 IL

The land unsold and the trust fund arts
ing from its sale has come through the act
OF congress of 1862, granting lana TOT
agricultural education. According TO tho
terms of the grant the principal must ior-
ever remain undlminished and the inter.
est only can be applied TO the purposes OF
the college The state takes the fund
arising from the sale and pays seven per
cent. interest During the past year TINS
interest fund amounted to nearly 81, Ooo.
Interest from purchasers or land amounted
TO nearly $1,000 more.
According 20 the United states law tho
interest fund cannot be applied TO the erec-
ton of buildings or purchase OF appnra-
tus, but those expenses must be borne ny
the state possessing the agricultural
college,
Seven hundred and twenty acres of land
were sold at original sale during the year,
for 1920 OF the remaining l-4DJ acres,
S5CO1 are located in the counties or Altoona,
Io,co Oscoda and Wexford.
The officers Of instruction OF the college
consist of a president, eleven professors,
two assistant professors, one instructor
and one librarian.
The library has increased during the
year by l,l3i volumes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

The opponents of capital punishment
will find convincing argument with
which to attack the advocates of that
relic of barbarism, in the case OF
Sproule, the American recently exc uted
in British Columbia for murder. Sproule
claimed to be able to prove an abb,
but the one man who could swear to
his innocence could not be found, and
after repeated failures to secure COM
mutation of sentence, Sproule was exc
cuted. Now that the legalized murder
has been committed. the friend who
alone could prove the ondemned man 5
innocence has filed papers with the
officials at Ottawa proving an alibi for
Sproule, The relatives of Sproule have
brought suit against the British govern
ment for $50. for its action.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21
MICH


DIR. VIM. IL. Gray OF West Falls, Md,
is quite sure that he has at last discov-
cred the secret of perpetual motion, and
has constructed IA wheel which he thinks
will run forever. 1t derives its motion
from the attracsion of gravitation, Il
mechanical movement being placed on
the wheel in such way that the de-
scending side is the heaviest. BY the
force of its action it keeps the wheel
steadily in otion. The wheel is TWEEN
ty-six inches in diameter by eight
inches in thickness. and is mounted on
a wooden frame resembling "A grind
stone frame. The wheel is keyed to a
steel axle, which rests on brass bear
ings. DR., Gray has had one of the
machines at his house working steadily
for the past three months. He labored
twenty years over his invention.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-21

Following il "A list Of the committees as
made up NV the pre- ding officers of both
houses OF the state legislature:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-16
r., hrs;ress men and bankers Of

TuE business men and bankers OF
San Francisco are aroused about the
effect of the Interstate Commerce
law upon the interests of this coast.
Thew have addressed earnest tele-
graphic messages to the Commission
ers. VIM. T. Coleman " Co. and
Castle Bros. say it will work irrepar-
able ruin 10 our vineyards, fruits and
salmon interests, and beg them to
give it liberal Interpretation to save
us from impending disaster. The
principal banking institutions ask
that a suspension of the long-haul
clause may be temporarily suspended
until the facts of our position can be
placed clearly before the Board. AS
the overland railroads seem to have
done nothing toward petitioning the
c Commissioners to suspend the fourth
section of the law, the leading busi-
ness people OF California must act
themselves. Now let the merchants
and bankers and fruit raisers OF Los
Angeles take concerted action to sup
plement the representations OF the
San Francisco merchants to the Inter-
State Railroad Commissioners. No
time should be lost in making our
case known to them. Every days
DELAY adds to the difficulty OF our
situation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-16
FRUIT GROWERS.
Final Proceedings of the Stat
Convention.

Final Proceedings of the State
Convention.
The final session of the semi. annual
Fruit Growers Convention under the
auspices of the State Board of Horticul-
tue, was held ON Thursday, at
Riverside. The committee on exhib-
its mentioned with favor the display
made by N. w. Blanchard, of
Santa Paula, who had twelve plates of
lemons and oranges. One of the largest
exhibits was made by Griffin & Shelly,
who displayed o pyramid of seedlings.
paper rind, st. Michaels, Washington
Navels and Maltese Bloods. The Cold
Storage Company exhibited large
a ,ant,ty of fruit ready for shipment
Inc following exhibitors were also men
tioned: B. B. Barney. ID. Battles, w. P.
Russell, ?. Cline filter, ]. Z. Cutter, N. B.
ogden, E. w. Holmes, Stephen Volc X
G w. Garcelon, Mrs. M. Emery, Mrs.
Z. j. Gill. 5. LaRue, D. CoddiDgton, H.
P. Moore, A. P. Coombs, N. Il. Kings.
ley, Fl. C. Pulls, The Cotton Marble and
Lime Company and Gratz Brown.
The Committee on Varieties OF Fruit
for Profit consisted of E. w. Holmes, A.
Scott Chapman and N. R. Peck. This
committee discussed the subject with the
members of the society and Mr.. Holmes
urged the devotion of localities to spe.
cialties in which they excelled. He
| thought the Lisbon Lemon was the most
reliable to plant. Mr.. Wilcox thought
that every locality ought to experiment
until it was found what succeeded best
and then q business should be made of
raising that. Messrs. klee and Wilcox
advocated the white Adriatic fig. DR..
Cbubb thought that the growers should
control the eastern raisin market in the
future as we'll as the orange and lemon.
MIR. Holmes told of the White Ischia
fig being grown profitably. DR.. Chubb
advised the planting of walnut trees and
of small fruits, especially the tomato.
The committee appointed to examine
the question of cold storage filed a long
ard interesting statement signed by l..
M. Holt, o. P. Chubb. Nathan w.
Blanchard, l. A. Wilcox and w. B.
Ever. The report described very fully
the process and the purposes for which
it is used and also cited several instances
of experiments which had been made.
The committee closed by saying: "Cold
storage in our opinion revolutionizes
the fruit industry of the Pa.
cific coast. 1t will enable the
producer to ship his fruit by
slow freight at 5000 a car instead of pay
ing $500 car for express time. Here is
saving of $500 car less cost of treat.
ment. 1t will reduce the risk of ship.
ment, thus enabling the selling of fruit
at lower figure to the Eastern con-
sumer, and it will place choice Califor.
MIA fruits within the reach of the Eastern
masses instead of the wealthy few. We
commend the system to the careful
study of the fruit-growers of the State. "
The Convention rendered a vote of
thanks to L. M. Holt, of Riverside, and
B. M. Lelong, of San Gabriel, and then
adjourned sine die.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-16

ones on which the contract was let. he
cid not recollect how much the iron
was to cost. Mr.. Swaggart had fur
nished the figures on the iron. wit
ness stated that he would build the
bridge now for $l4, 600.
James Reynolds stated that he was
bridge builder. He had estimated the
cost of the woodwork. An iron man had
estimated the iron. The total cost OF
the bridge, according to his figures, was
Sl3 200. including everything the speci.
iications called for. He was willing to
build the bridge now for that amount.
He did not bid on the bridge when 1t
was advertised. Mr.. Swaggert had esti-
mated on the iron for him. Witness
had figured the actual cost Of the bridge
at $l2, l42.
Mr.. Stearns stated that Mr.. j. j.
Swapeert was the Vice.President OF one
of the largest bridge companies in the
United States. a.,
C.V. Hausman testified that he hal
seen all the plans and specifications. He
had not figured the prices, only the
quantities, which he gave upon request.
Bridge iron always costs more than ord
nary. The aggregate of iron would be
96,379 pounds. The lumber he esti-
mated OF l29, 543 feet.
Mr.. Collins stated that these matters
were not.imporiant, and he hoped that
other testimony would be introduced.
Mr.. c. Willard testified that he was q
member of the Bridge Committee. He
had relied principally upon what Mr..
Eaton had told him about the bridge.
He had explained to witness about the
changes, and he had recommended their
adoption. The changes were made be-
fore the report was signed. The changes
were also explained to Mr.. Lambie.
Mr.. Stearns SAID he had only the in
tention to show that there was an unor.
binary amount of profit in the letting OF
the contract. There would not have
been such bid made without there being
an understanding between the bidders.
II the bids were to be advertised again
the bids would show Whether there was
anything wrong or not. As far as he
was concerned, he wonld take the conse-
auences if he had done anything wrong.
Mr.. Eaton stated that be was satisfied
he was right, and that Mr.. Hausman
would admit that he was right upon
consultation.
Adjourned to the call of the chair.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-16
BRIDGE INVESTIGATION.
All the Testimony ON Both Sides
Now I'm.


The Kuhrts street bridge matter
came up again last night before the
special committee. Mr.. Jones in the
chair and Messrs. Collins and Bret d
and Mayor Workman present.
Mr.. +. Eaton was recalled and stated
that copies of the plans for thirty.foot
bridge were filed with the Clerk. The
paper filed was not spec. fcation, it
was only design for the bridge. The
"notes" were filed after that. Mr..
Swaggert got his bill of quantities out
of witness book. The one he figured
on was the one which was estimated at
Sl2, 500. The bridge was let on the San
Francisco Bridge Company's plan.
Mr.. Eaton, continuing, said: The plan
adopted by the Council is the same
which was sent to the bridge companies.
But the bridge let by the Council is not
the same as the plan, because the notes
make provision for sidewalks, which are
included in the bids.
Mr.. Meyer: The notes are the things
the bridge companies should bid upon
and not the plans.
Mr.. Eaton: The estimate of $l3,5OO
was made fully a month before the
notes. The specifications the bridge
company bid upon we're made upon the
notes and the plans combined. The
notes made provision for sidewalks
which were not in the original plans.
The additional cost was about $500
over the original cost, which would
bring the cost up to about SIS, ZOO.
MIR. Stearns examined Mr.. Eaton and
NJ. Meyer in relation to certain figures
in the estimate filed q an exhibit.
Mr.. Ledbetter stated that he had esti.
mated on the plans on file with the
Clerk and his figures were $4,000. He
did not pretend to be an expert as to
iron bridges. He figured the lumber
and had some one else figure on the
] iron. He thought the plans were the
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-16
A MOST disgraceful scene occurred

A MOST disgraceful scene occurred
in Justice Taney's Court yesterday.
Two lawyers were allowed to turn
the court into a cockpit, and the
vilest language was permitted to Of
fend the ears of all present, without
the Court making the slightest effort
to uphold its dignity. We doubt
whether so disgraceful scene was
ever before witnessed in court OF
Justice in all Christendom. That
Justice of the Peace what misnomer
in this case p ought to receive a medal
for his tameness and want of dignity.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-16

CHAMBERLAIN is making a most re-
ma rkable political campaign in Scot
land. His speeches are of the high
est sensational order, and, instead OF
craftsmanship, display power OF in
vective and ribald denunciation rare
ly paralleled even in the most excit-
ing political campaigns of this coun-
try. Having deserted the Liberal
party, he for time became a leader
of the Unionists. Now he seems to
have left that faction and become a
rabid Tory. He out-Herods Herod
in his denunciation OF the Parnellites,
and his speech at Ayr was so violent
sn vindictive that he provoked the
indignant rage of some of his audit
ors. He made the most sweeping
and outrageous charges against the
Irish people and threw out the
gravest insinuations against the men
who sustained Gladstone in his
measures granting Ireland a Parlia'
ment. He acts like a renegade who,
in order to lngratiate himself with his
new allies, cannot say anything too
bad a bout the men when he has de-
serted. But the worst feature of his
anti-I rish crusade is that he INDUCES
in the grossest libels and ISLANDERS of
the Irish people, and falsifes
facts in the face of an in
dignant public. So deep is the
resentment he has provoked that
he travels with body guard to save
him from the personal chastisement
which his Sian ders are calculated to
provoke. So reckless, defamatory
and unwarranted have been his de-
nunciations that he seems to have
drawn upon himself the reprehension
of all parties. He goes SO far that
Tories will not dare to endorse him,
and the Unionists will have nothing
more to do with him. The Glad
stouites Indignantly denounce him as
a turncoat and ialsifier, and the
Parnellites will burn him with their
fiery invective when he shows himself
in Parliament. He has carried his
anti-Irish animosity to such lengths
that he has disgusted all reasonable
men, and i really doing more to cre-
ate . reaction in favor of Home Rule
and to injure TIE Salisbury govern
ment than he could have done If he
had remained with the Liberals and
devoted his undoubted talents to the
furtherance of Gladstone's pro-
gramme.